August 25, 2014

Loved It: No In Between by Lisa Renee Jones

The fourth in the Inside Out erotic romance series by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, this steamy novel resolves Chris and Sarah's relationship and leads into Mark's story.

"Chris and I have faced our demons and bared our souls to one another in Paris. Now that we are back home in San Francisco, I want to believe that nothing can tear us apart. Not Ava’s accusations against me to the police, or Chris's fear that he will destroy me as he feels he did Amber. And not Mark, who was once too intimately a part of our lives, and who I can see crumbling inside out. He believes he is invincible, just as I want to believe Chris and I are invincible. We have to be invincible. We need each other too much for any other ending."

FAVORITE QUOTES:

I know how powerful pain is. It can drive you insane and it can make you do things you never thought you were capable of doing. Never, ever, underestimate it. Never, Sara. - Chris

If you run, Chris, run fast, because I'll come after you. That's just the kind of bitch I am. - Sara

If you haven't read Lisa Renee Jones' INSIDE OUT series then you are seriously missing out on something fierce! It's a great blend of sexy, suspense, and kink I'm not surprised that Starz is developing the series for TV.

Anyway, the series originally was supposed to be just a trilogy but due to its success, it has expanded to a LOT of books and novellas in between. The reason being the characters are rich in personality and secrets that they are begging for their story to be told and LRJones was kind enough to tell them. I'm happy of course, we all want our favorite series to keep on going right?

NO IN BETWEEN is Sara and Chris' journey to their much anticipated HEA aka wedding but their upcoming nuptials is shadowed by Mark Compton's personal troubles and Rebecca's disappearance which spurned a big media and legal circus involving a lot of people. I'm still unsure if Rebecca is dead, it's easy to presume that she is, but all the crazy talk that's been happening and no body to prove otherwise, I'm one of those readers who are hopeful that Rebecca isn't dead and is hiding somewhere. Whatever the case may be, Sara chancing upon her journal obviously is a big catalyst in the story and as we know more, the big picture now looks like this big sticky and dangerous spiderweb. The upside is, Sara has Chris to help her untangle the mess and hopefully the mystery behind Rebecca will finally be solved and the conundrum laid to rest.

Now Sara and Chris has come a long way. They are finally stronger than their demons and it just keeps on getting better as Chris slowly bares himself to Sara and she in turn tend to his insecurities, accepts and forgives his secrets, and pays him with love... and lots and lots of sex! Ha!

Bedtime play aside, I love the layers of this series, the character development is fantastic and the suspense is well played. LRJones knows how to keep her readers guessing and captivated by Rebecca's disappearance. There's no clear trail, the clues are strewn everywhere and right now, anything can happen. I no longer know what is what, I'm just bracing myself for the final outcome.

NO IN BETWEEN is another great installment, I'm not usually a fan of long drawn mysteries but I sure didn't mind it this time around. Give Inside Out a try, it's more than erotica.

Ha! Yet another TV series in the making, eh? I guess I'd better start reading so that I'll be ready in time for when it premiers. There's nothing I love more than an author who can keep you guessing, and a high steam factor certainly helps as well. Wonderful review!

I've seen this series around but have never read it, the fact that it's supposed to be a trilogy but turned into more because of it's success says a lot! I'm actually in the mood for romance, I think it's about time I check this out :) awesome review Braine!

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Braine! I stopped after the previous book in the series, because the main heroine was in Paris and all she did was whine about the lack of American food and everyone speaking French :))) I was so disappointed that she was so close-minded that I kind of lost interest. Aside from the main heroine, it's good series! :)

*bang head on keyboard and looks at you sideways through mop of hair* I know I sound like the queen of broken records..but I bought If I Were You and still need to read it. Braine I could open up a library called, First in Series. Yes, yes I could. *eats a cookie and feels better, while dreaming of book store with coffee bar.*

I have to read more in this series. I have only read # 1! Then I didn't write my review. Dang ! Only reason I haven't gone on is because I need to recap # 1 which I LOVED! I should read novellas / journals first.